DE3411135C2 - Phasengesteuertes Ultraschall-Abbildungssystem - Google Patents

Phasengesteuertes Ultraschall-Abbildungssystem

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Publication number
DE3411135C2
DE3411135C2 DE3411135A DE3411135A DE3411135C2 DE 3411135 C2 DE3411135 C2 DE 3411135C2 DE 3411135 A DE3411135 A DE 3411135A DE 3411135 A DE3411135 A DE 3411135A DE 3411135 C2 DE3411135 C2 DE 3411135C2
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Prior art keywords
signals
ultrasonic
control
transducer elements
imaging system
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Expired
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DE3411135A
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German (de)
English (en)
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DE3411135A1 (de
Inventor
Takao Koganei Tokio/Tokyo Higashiizumi
Shinichi Hino Tokio/Tokyo Sano
Toru Tachikawa Tokio/Tokyo Shimazaki
Yasuhito Hachioji Tokio/Tokyo Takeuchi
Keiki Fuchu Tokio/Tokyo Yamaguchi
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GE Healthcare Japan Corp
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Yokogawa Medical Systems Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8918—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being linear
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
    • G01S7/52047—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver for elimination of side lobes or of grating lobes; for increasing resolving power
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S367/00—Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
    • Y10S367/905—Side lobe reduction or shading

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
DE3411135A 1983-04-18 1984-03-26 Phasengesteuertes Ultraschall-Abbildungssystem Expired DE3411135C2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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JP58068231A JPS59193380A (ja) 1983-04-18 1983-04-18 方位角適応型フエ−ズド・アレイ・ソ−ナ−

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DE3411135A1 DE3411135A1 (de) 1984-10-18
DE3411135C2 true DE3411135C2 (de) 1986-11-06

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US (1) US4631710A (ja)
JP (1) JPS59193380A (ja)
DE (1) DE3411135C2 (ja)
GB (1) GB2138941B (ja)

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US4631710A (en) 1986-12-23
GB2138941B (en) 1986-06-18
GB8407680D0 (en) 1984-05-02
GB2138941A (en) 1984-10-31
JPS59193380A (ja) 1984-11-01
JPH0148992B2 (ja) 1989-10-23
DE3411135A1 (de) 1984-10-18

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OP8 Request for examination as to paragraph 44 patent law
8125 Change of the main classification

Ipc: A61B 10/00

8128 New person/name/address of the agent

Representative=s name: HENKEL, G., DR.PHIL. FEILER, L., DR.RER.NAT. HAENZ

8127 New person/name/address of the applicant

Owner name: YOKOGAWA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LTD., TACHIKAWA, TOKIO/T

D2 Grant after examination
8364 No opposition during term of opposition